mrmartyking
Member
When assembling my slims and comforts, the 7mm tubes are too tight on the transmission. What should I do? Silicone on the transmission, or what?
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7mm tubes too tight
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Monty
Group Buy Coordinator
Too tight where? In the lower tube when you are pressing them in or the upper tube over the silver part?
Could be just the ends that have crushed. If you have a pipe reamer, chamfer the ends and test again. A file may work as well.
lorbay
Member
I have this happen on all of my bullet pens as I solder my tubes in and the heat shrinks it ever so little and making the tranny too tight, so I always file mine.
Lin.
BigShed
Member
I make a lot of bullet pens but I use a .249" chucking reamer to resize the id of the tubes, it is quick and repeatable.
mrmartyking
Member
The upper tube is too tight slipping it over the silver part.
Monty
Group Buy Coordinator
Check to make sure you don't have any glue inside the tube.
Be careful reaming out the upper tube. Too loose and it will not propel the tip out properly.
Dustygoose
Member
If you don't have any glue in the upper tube, Slowly file the dimples on the silver part of the tranny until it fits better, I have a reamer I use after I square my blanks
This works well and it's easy to do...I use my dremel rotary tool with a sanding disc.